Bennett Hill Preserve

This 155 acre property was a gift of Dr. Jerry Bilinski of North Chatham in 1998 to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. The hill towers over Clarksville, and stands only a short distance from the base of the Helderberg Escarpment. Although the top of the hill is only 400 feet above the surrounding land, it offers striking views of the Helderbergs to the north and west, and Albany to the east.

http://www.mohawkhudson.org/preserves/Bennett.htm

Olive Street

Looking down at Clarksville, the small hamlet below Bennett Hill. To the right is Clarksville Elementary, a classic early 1950s school building that is now on the Register of Historic Places.

Taken on Sunday December 19, 2010 at Bennett Hill Preserve.